Tie vs. Tye
Difference Between Tie and Tye
Tienoun
A knot; a fastening.
Tyenoun
A knot; a tie.
Tienoun
A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
Tyenoun
(British) A patch of common land, often a village green.
Tienoun
A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
Tyenoun
(nautical) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
Tienoun
The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score.Tyenoun
(mining) A trough for washing ores.
Tienoun
A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
Tyeverb
obsolete form of tie
Tienoun
A strong connection between people or groups of people; a bond.
the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegianceTienoun
(construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.Tienoun
A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
Tienoun
(cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
Tienoun
A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957.Tienoun
(music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes (not to be confused with a slur).
Tienoun
(statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
Tienoun
(surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
Tienoun
(graph theory) A connection between two vertices.
Tieverb
(transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
Tie this rope in a knot for me, please.Tie the rope to this tree.Tieverb
(transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
Tie a knot in this rope for me, please.Tieverb
(transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
Tie him to the tree.Tieverb
(transitive) To secure (something) by string or the like.
Tie your shoes.Tieverb
To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
They tied for third place.They tied the game.Tieverb
To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
He tied me for third place.Tieverb
(music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
Tienoun
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front;
he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktiehe wore a vest and tieTienoun
a social or business relationship;
a valuable financial affiliationhe was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the teammany close associations with EnglandTienoun
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided;
the game ended in a drawtheir record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tieTienoun
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating;
he nailed the rafters together with a tie beamTienoun
a fastener that serves to join or link;
the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during constructionTienoun
equality of score in a contest
Tienoun
(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
Tienoun
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;
the British call a railroad tie a sleeperTienoun
a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied;
he needed a tie for the packagesTieverb
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord;
They tied their victim to the chairTieverb
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
The teams drew a tieTieverb
limit or restrict to;
I am tied to UNIXThese big jets are tied to large airportsTieverb
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces;
Can you connect the two loudspeakers?Tie the ropes togetherLink armsTieverb
form a knot or bow in;
tie a necktieTieverb
create social or emotional ties;
The grandparents want to bond with the childTieverb
perform a marriage ceremony;
The minister married us on SaturdayWe were wed the following weekThe couple got spliced on HawaiiTieverb
make by tying pieces together;
The fishermen tied their fliesTieverb
unite musical notes by a tie
